Danish Guests
Most Honest While Americans Rank 23rd
According to Hotels.com Global Survey

DALLAS, April 15, 2013- Many travelers revel in
opening their hotel room door and taking in all the wonderful amenities
– a plush robe, gourmet coffee, luxury bedding – that make the room
feel like home, or even better. However, 35 percent of global travelers
take it one step further and take these amenities to their home
according to a recent survey by leading online accommodation booking
service Hotels.com®.

While a majority of hotel guests globally (65 percent) say
they've never pilfered an item from a hotel room – except toiletries,
everyone takes those – Danish travelers come out on top as
exceptionally honest with 88 percent saying they've never pocketed a
hotel amenity. American travelers fall quite a bit further down on the
list with only 66 percent saying they've never stolen an item from a
hotel room. Here's how the rest of the countries surveyed rank…assuming
the respondents were honest about their own sticky finger tendencies!

The
Habits of Sticky-Fingered Global Travelers

Rank
(by honesty)

Country

Percent
that have never

pocketed
hotel property

Most
commonly taken item

1

Denmark

88

Magazines/books

2

Netherlands

85

Magazines/books

3

Norway

84

Linens/towels

4

Brazil

81

Magazines/books

Canada
(Quebec)

81

Linens/towels

Hong
Kong

81

Linens/towels

7

Italy

80

Linens/towels

8

Russia

79

Magazines/books

9

Taiwan

78

Magazines/books

South
Korea

78

Magazines/books

11

Argentina

77

Magazines/books

Singapore

77

Magazines/books

13

Ireland

75

Linens/towels

14

UK

74

Magazines/books

15

Switzerland

73

Magazines/books

New
Zealand

73

Magazines/books

Japan

73

Magazines/books

Finland

73

Magazines/books

19

Germany

72

Magazines/books

Australia

72

Magazines/books

21

France

71

Magazines/books

22

Canada
(excluding Quebec)

70

Magazines/books

23

U.S.

66

Linens/towels

China

66

Furnishings
(lamp, clock, artwork)

25

Sweden

65

Linens/towels

26

Spain

64

Magazines/books

27

India

62

Magazines/books

28

Mexico

60

Magazines/books

29

Colombia

43

Magazines/books

While more than a third of global travelers have stolen hotel
amenities, there are a few niceties that guest are willing to
pay for: a room with a view (29 percent) and a balcony (17 percent)
came out on top.